Cleveland Indians' Terry Francona stepping down for rest of season due to health issues

[Diamond_Dog]

CLEVELAND -- Indians manager Terry Francona is stepping down for the remainder of this season to address some lingering health issues.

The 62-year-old Francona has been wearing a boot on his right foot all season after undergoing toe surgery for a staph infection in February. He's also dealing with a hip problem, which will require surgery.

This is the second year in a row Francona, a two-time World Series champion manager with the Boston Red Sox, has been sidelined due to his health. He managed just 14 games in 2020 due to a serious gastrointestinal issue that landed him in the Cleveland Clinic for weeks.

While hospitalized, Francona had blood clotting issues, and he was placed in intensive care.

Bench coach DeMarlo Hale will take over on an interim basis for the rest of this season while Francona focuses on his health. Third base coach Mike Sarbaugh will take Hale's spot, and assistant coach Kyle Hudson will move to third.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31914496/cleveland-indians-terry-francona-stepping-rest-season-due-health-issues

***Damn!***. Get well soon, Tito...

[Botany]

1. Tito is the best skipper in the bigs. I wish him well.

He has taken some teams that were piles of hot garbage well beyond of where they should have been.

BTW I doubt that Tito is coming back. Stay well Tito the Hall of Fame awaits you.

[luvs2sing]

2. Jeez..I feel so bad for him.

He’s one of the greats.

[PortTack]

3. Cleveland Guardians

[SallyHemmings]

4. That's crappy news

I wish for him better health.




⚾️❤️⚾️❤️⚾️

[colsohlibgal]

5. Feel For Him

I would not be stunned if he just retired. We’ll see. BTW they will still be the Indians through the end of this season.

No matter what name they picked going forward a percentage of folks would not like it. Some can’t get that a vast majority of Native Americans were upset with not only the name but the caricature of “Chief Wahoo”.

Guardians is growing on me. Go Guardians in 2022!

[Diamond_Dog]

7. I have to admit

Guardians is growing on me, too.

The hardest thing, though, is what you said, trying to explain to some hard headed people exactly why they are changing the name. And yes Chief Wahoo, that was ridiculous.

Wishing Tito all the best. It’s been a rough year for us Indians fans.

[Capt. America]

8. Horrible script on their jerseys. The name...meh...

[CentralMass]

6. I was sad to see him leave Boston. I hope that he has a quick recovery